The idea that the United States could withdraw from NATO is surreal. The alliance, now numbering 29 countries, has been the foundation of trans-Atlantic stability and prosperity for seven decades. It continues to keep a predatory Russia at bay and diminish the danger that American soldiers might once again have to fight on European soil. […]

To the Editor: Has President Trump ever heard of the Berlin Wall? It is hard to think so from his explanation of his decision to stop the government shutdown to give congressional leaders a chance to provide funding for a wall between the United States and Mexico (“Shutdown Ends With No Funding for Wall,” front […]

Remember this name: Loujain (pronounced Loo-JAYNE) al-Hathloul. She is 29 years old and a courageous advocate for gender equality — so she is in a Saudi Arabian prison, and reportedly our Saudi allies have tortured her, even waterboarded her. There has properly been global outrage at Saudi Arabia’s murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a columnist for […]

Britain is moving towards an exit from the European Union on March 29, possibly with no agreement, and thus courting – according to the Bank of England – an 8 percent drop in GDP and a 7.5 percent rise in unemployment. A drear prospect, attended by matching drear commentaries on the stupidity of the 52 […]

The last few months of 2018 have seen the Democrats take over the House of Representatives and Republicans retain control of the Senate; a flurry of revelations about the Kremlin’s role in the 2016 election; an economy that may be beginning to stumble; and signals from numerous Democratic candidates that they are considering bids for […]

If you had told me Canada’s ambassador to China had “misspoken” on a matter related to that country, I might have assumed that he had accidentally referred to Xi Jinping as Hu Jintao or mixed up Shanghai and Shenzhen. Knowing full well the mess created this week by the comments from Ambassador John McCallum, it […]

1. Ireland is under serious pressure on tax Everyone loves the Irish right? Our personalities maybe, but it is clear that our corporate tax regime has done us damage. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki had a pretty brutal swipe at us, denouncing “EU tax havens which abuse their taxation systems” while sitting right next to […]

FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. buyout groups Cerberus and Centerbridge made a joint bid for a minority stake in German public sector lender NordLB on Saturday, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. NordLB, which is 65 percent state-owned with regional savings banks holding the remainder, needs to shore up its balance sheet by 3.5 […]

In the worst of times and the most appalling circumstances, John Hume redefined the centuries-old relationship between Ireland and Britain. Rather than viewing it through territory, lines on a map, or headcount he focused on relationships, cultures and traditions. He developed a political vision and philosophy that ultimately found expression in the Good Friday Agreement. […]

FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. buyout groups Cerberus and Centerbridge made a joint bid for a minority stake in German public sector lender NordLB on Saturday, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. NordLB, which is 65 percent state-owned with regional savings banks holding the remainder, needs to shore up its balance sheet by 3.5 […]